Urgent Community Response Bromley Hospital at Home Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,763.00 to £43,466.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Orpington, BR6 0JA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9848-26-0046 |
Summary
To undertake a focussed person-centred approach, ensuring quality standard and delivery of care for patients. To develop safe clinical skills in community setting to proactively manage very high intensity users of health and social care services, with multiple co-morbidities and pharmacy, social, medical and nursing needs and who are at risk of hospital admission. To undertake nursing procedure as indicated for example, catheterisation, monitoring of vital signs and review of symptoms, phlebotomy, IV therapy and cannulation in the patients home. To proactively monitor and manage a patient caseload with sound clinical autonomous decisions about patient care, and seek support from colleagues as appropriate. To confer, as appropriate and work with the patient's GP, BHC GP/Consultant, Head of Hospital at Home, Operational Manager, ANP, ACP and/or Out of Hours GPs to ensure there is robust communication around clinical issues as indicated. To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients and carers. To actively seeking GP/ Consultant to review polypharmacy and other medication issues in accordance with the Department of Health, Professional and organisational guidelines. To work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team working to support the common goal of safe, efficient care delivery closer to the patients homes. To empower patients and their families through appropriate support and education. To utilise formal and informal reporting mechanisms, including electronic and handwritten reporting, to ensure effective internal and external communications and to ensure all documentation is accurate and professional. Fully support the use of EMIS mobile and provide contemporaneous clinical records. To continuously challenge practice, ensuring a sound evidence base, thus meeting clinical governance requirements. Promote multidisciplinary team working to provide rapid crisis intervention, with the common goal of safe, efficient care to people in their own homes. Support the Operational Manager in delivering the UCR KPIs and ensure that capacity is maintained, and timelines are managed at times of escalation. To contribute to partnership working with Acute Trust GPs, Nursing/Residential home staff and other health care professionals within Bromley Healthcare, Social Services and voluntary agencies to promote an anticipatory care planning